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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Buckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Buckle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buckle at a distance.
Buckle keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Buckle or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle is having none of it.
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle is having none of it.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buckle up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Santos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Santos.
Buckle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauricio Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Buckle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Buckle jumps guard but Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mauricio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Buckle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buckle blocks the elbow strike.
Santos has Buckle pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle moves out of range.
Buckle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Mauricio Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos forces Buckle back against the cage and clinches.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Santos.
Santos stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckle is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Come on Buckle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Buckle shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle is having none of it.
Buckle keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckle fails with the takedown.
Buckle avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Santos gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Buckle being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mauricio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Buckle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Buckle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mauricio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Buckle.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buckle's head.
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle moves out of range.
Buckle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Buckle is in Santos's guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Buckle isn't so interested in that idea.
Buckle tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckle stops Santos from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Buckle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buckle tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Buckle is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Mauricio Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Buckle backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Santos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santos is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Santos lands but Buckle takes it in his stride.
Santos thumps Buckle with a low kick.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Buckle stumbling back into the cage.
Buckle shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Buckle back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Buckle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Buckle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buckle tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Buckle drops back down to his feet.
Mauricio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Buckle.
Santos stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mauricio Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buckle keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to clinch but Buckle is having none of it.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Buckle tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Santos throws a head kick but Buckle moves out of range.
Buckle throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Buckle back into the cage.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buckle backwards.
Santos stalls.
A short uppercut from Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buckle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Jimmy Buckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckle tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Santos!
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